Anon said -----"Actually, the program was quite strong academically and there was no set-backs in that area. Never was a social problem and there certainly is not post-program. There was plenty of interaction with peers at the program- most from similar backgrounds.
Kid was in program for 1 year- long enough to mature and learn to make better choices.
Do you really think that while kids are in these programs that the parents just enjoy a long vacation? A lot of therapeutic work is going on in the family- both in connection with the program and at home.
I can not emphasize enough to innocent parents who might stumble onto this thread while searching for help with their teens that these anti-program people who post here do not have even the slightest grasp of reality."-------
No grasp of reality?





:flame: Spare me..... :roll: I think spending 20 months involved in a progam gives me a DAMN GOOD sense of PROGRAM REALITY..........
Every word I just said IS a very common, severely negative consequence of a program...........
Quite strong academically?

GIVE DETAILS!!!! Do you by chance have documented independent studies to verify that there are no educational setbacks?



I sure as hell was set back academically!
Please explain how interracting in a progam teaches children how to interract in the REAL WORLD!!!!.....for the real world is NOT remotely similar to a program's artifical structure....
In my program experience...I was forced to comply, under coercion, without asking questions....choices were NEVER permitted!!!! Exactly how does this teach a child how to make good decisions?
As for maturity....a program's artifical atmosphere combined with mind control does nothing to aid in a child's growth and maturity.
Oh...my parents were not on "vacation" when I was in a program...they were subjected to mind control techniques to a certan extent as well.
For all those innocent parents who stumble onto this forum...I hope it is quite clear that there are DAMN GOOD and JUSTIFIED reasons for the anger kids/parents/former employees/others have toward these programs, and the criticisms of programs ARE documented in a variety of sources, both from personal testimonies and from credible professionals....please come to your OWN independent conclusions...